Copy-holder.



No. 647,899. Patented Apr. I7, |9001 .1. F. MccLosKEv.

C 0 PY H 0 L D E R.

(Application filed Feb. 12, 1900.)

2 Sheets-Sheet l.

(No Model.)

nouns P No. 647,899. Patented Apr. I7, |900`A J. F. MCCLOSKEY.

I (Application filed Feb. 12, 1900.) :(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` `JAMES F. MOCLOSKEY, OF VVOONSOOKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO DANIEL W. TAFT, OF UXBRIDGE, MASSAOHUSE'FIS.

COPY-HOLDER.-

V.SPECI'.IIIICATION forming' part of Letters Patent NO. 647,899, dated April I7', 1900.

Application filed February 12,1900. Serial No. 4,961. (No model.)

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Be it known thatl, JAMES F. MoGLosKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woonsocket, in the county of Providenceand State of Rhode Island, have invented a certain new` and useful Improvement in Copy-Holders;

and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speci iication, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements `in holders designed for holding copy and adapted to indicate the lines successively, the invention being particularly designed for holding long tabular sheets from which statistics are being compiled and the lines of which sheets are, by reason of the similarity of the data contained on them and their length, liable to .be confused by the compiler if the eye be directed away from the sheet, as is necessary in making such compilations.y

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and small copy-holder for large sheets of the character mentioned and which Will present each line in succession to the eye of the compiler' at the same level and as low as is convenient or necessary, whereby the labor incident to repeatedly looking at and away from the sheet is reduced and the speed of the Work in hand facilitated, the latter perhaps being the most important consideration.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be now described, and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

Referring `to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis aperspective view of a copy-holder embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a view looking upwardly at the bottom of the holder. Fig is a vert-ical section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is asimilar section, on the line 4 4 looking toward the end of the holder.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The holder is formed with two end frames A A, having feet ct a', adapted to be secured to the desk or table top. The upper portions of l the end frames are connected by long and preferably relatively light rods, one, B, located at the top and the others, B BQ locatedat the bot'- tom of the circular top portions of the frames. The frames are preferably provided with ears b for the reception of the.t ends of the rods, and the latter are held in' place by nuts or otherwise, so as to form a rigid butlight structure of a sufficient length to accommodate the longest schedules. y

Between the end 'frames and intermediate the rods B B' a roller C is journaled on bearings formed in theend framessuch roller being preferably of relatively-large diameter and provided at one end with a'toothed wheel D, with which a spring-pressed pawl d is adapted to engage tohold the rolleragainst free rotation, but at the same time to yield on one of the end frames, and a pawl F on the lever engages the toothed wheel on the roller. The pawl is heldin engagement by the gravity of its weighted lend f' when swung down, but will be held up out of engagement when swung up, as will be readily understood. A stop pin or pins G, located on a projection G on the end frame, are provided and against which the lever will strike to limit the movement to a feed of one line at each operation.

The holder being very long, the copy or schedule must be supported and pressed against the roll at several pointsin its length, and the supporting and guiding mechanism and marking edge are all supported by the rodsB B, for which purpose said rods carry bridge-pieces H, extending around beneath but out of contact with the roller.

The thin marker or straightedge I is secured to the front ends of these bridge-pieces in position for its upper edge `to indicate the line the compiler is to follow, and at points outside of the rods Bslot or open bearings 7L are formed in the outer edge of the bridgepieces for the reception of the journals of IOO small guide-rollers K, the slots being preferably deep enouglrsto j ustlallow the s ,xnal l;ro1 l ers to Contact with the large or vc'op'y roller. The rear roller is preferably of uniform di-V ameter; but the front roller is of reduoed'di ameter throughout the' greater part of its length.` g IlllastieV bands L are pa$ed around B. The. bands L, vit will be-seen, rest against the large roll and hold the copy tightly iii" 'of the large `roll.y

In therearendof' the bridge-pieces (')rfthlef the rolls and elastiebands.

f t'h United states; igir bearings, and such bands are held againstlat eral movementzby guides M on one 0f the rod:

edge connected with the vfront ends of saidk bridge place,S0thafitwilllperiakelothemnvehtsl I, the end' fraules :having feet adaptedto rest 011th@ ideskr table, an slpperandl-twotlower rodsrigidlyunitng said 4en'd frames, of a rollerjournaled in the end frames intermediate the'rods, bridge-pieces mounted on the lower rods andhaving open slot-bearings in Qf'91@r ;nedges,-n frolnt'and rearofV-sad'rod, Smallgude-rellers -1-a'0U@'r.r.1,-f1$= 1 in Said* Slotberings,` 'elasticy bands uniting said guiderollers for holding them inther bearings and 5o' 51e-fis 

